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The     creation    of       the    1989     Jordi     Tarres      Beta      proto       replica 
by       Retro    enthusiast    sascha       basler     and    with      input     by    original      designer       Ricardo Bosi     
and      pilot      - seven     times    world    champion    jordi tarres

The engine of the bike was quite good when I did the test ride at the beginning, but I didn’t want to use that engine for my 
Prototype.The very first prototype of a Zero was presented in 1989. It was the first water cooled Beta at this time. In fact it 
was a Prototype 
Many things have not been really finished. Beta decided not to create a new water cooled crank case but rather to get the 
TR34 engine into watercooling. The alley for the water pump gear bearings did exist already.  Also the seal face for the coolant 
passage was there. But all the signified holes for the TR34 were closed and had to be opened by boring.

So I tried to get a TR34 crankcase through eBay in good condition, and I decided to open the coolant passage and the bore 

for the water pump gear. You cannot see the tricky modification on the finished bike, but I would know it was an air cooled
 case and also the Beta  factory used such a crank case for the first water cooled bike. So I was under compulsion to go that way.
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The bearing hole for the water pump gear and the seal ring has to be opened.
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
I started to measure the holes on a corroded magnesium case.

Marking all the modifications for water cooling. 13 mm hole has to be drilled.
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The positions for the baring holes had to transfer to the TR crank case,    which was very tricky and one mistake would have caused a damage of the case. The case was modified by a CNC lathe and all I could do was waiting until the case was ready.  I was very relieved when I got the case out of the CNC lathe. 
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
One mistake would make the case useless
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
It worked very well and the pump gear fitted perfectly.  I have inserted the little bearings and did some little modifications on 
the hole for the coolant passage by hand. Air cooled TR34 Crank case
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
A view of the opened water passage
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
Water pump gear passage and threads for the pump housing
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Opened hole for the idler gear
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
Cleaned and buffed crank housing
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
 Now the case should have been ready this far and I could take care about the painting. I had to remove the old paint off the 
case, because I wanted to get a perfect smooth surface before the repaint. I used color ex and wrapped the case up with 
plastic foil.
The original factory paint was looking shabby
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Its more effective and you get off the color easier.  The result was a brand new looking sheer aluminum case. I started with 
very thin spraying of epoxy primer. It’s very important when you want to paint sheer aluminum.
I mixed the same beige color for the engine as Beta Factory used in those days. Its always funny for me to play around with
 different colors to get the perfect shade. 
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1988 JordiTarres Beta proto replica www.retrotrials.com
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